Kanah Andrews-Nahu

New Zealand Olympian: 1390

Biography

EVENT: Weighlifting, Women's 76kg

Tokyo 2020 was Kanah's first Olympic Games.

The Aucklander won bronze at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games with a combined total of 211kg. She was also the New Zealand Team flagbearer at the Games.

Andrews-Nahu entered her first weightlifting competition at 13, breaking nine New Zealand weightlifting records and placing second. She was immediately hooked and has been lifting ever since.

Andrews-Nahu won gold in the youth, junior and senior U75kg weight divisions at the 2018 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Noumea. She was the first ever NZ Youth athlete to win a senior title at this competition.

She is coached by Olympian Richie Patterson.

athlete

Fast facts

Sport
Weightlifting
Birth place
Auckland
Born
2001
Height
161cm

Olympic Summer GamesTokyo 2020

Weightlifting(87kg - Women)

  • Performance: 206kg
  • Result: 5th
  • Placed: 13 of 13
  • 1st Attempt: (S) 94kg, (CJ) 105kg
  • 2nd Attempt: (S) x, (CJ) 112kg
  • 3rd Attempt: (S) x, (CJ) x

Olympic Summer Youth GamesBuenos Aires 2018

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  • Performance: 211kg
  • Result: 4th
  • Placed: 4 of 13
  • Snatch 95kg
  • Clean & Jerk 116kg